Trial • Morbidology

Morbidology the Podcast - 60: Sarah Stern

Morbidology the Podcast – 60: Sarah Stern

By Emily G. Thompson

Neptune City in New Jersey is a town of only 4,900 residents. In 2016, a local teenage girl vanished into thin air. Her abandoned car was discovered at the side of a bridge, prompting speculation that she had ended her own life. This speculation was further exacerbated when one of her close friends came forward to say that she had spoken about suicide in the past. However, it was soon discovered that Sarah had lifted a large amount of money from her bank… Sarah’s family would soon come to learn that this case was not at all what it seemed...

Aug 10, 2020 • 6 min read

Morbidology the Podcast - 53: Generro Sanchez

Morbidology the Podcast – 53: Generro Sanchez

By Emily G. Thompson

If found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, a killer is sent to a psychiatric hospital where they remain until they are considered sane in the eyes of the law whether that be one year or 40 years. It is the defence that stirs the most controversy because of the struggle to align the law with psychiatric knowledge. In 2012, an insanity defence led to the state of Oklahoma updating their definition of insanity.

Jun 21, 2020 • 5 min read

The Murder of Sherry Arnold

The Murder of Sherry Arnold

By Barney Doyle

Sherry Arnold had gone jogging in Sidney, Montana, on the morning of 8 January, 2012. Somewhere on Holley Street, known locally as the “truck route,” Sherry had the misfortune of meeting two of the most vile human beings to ever pass through the state of Montana.

May 6, 2020 • 6 min read